Black Women Run with a Million Dreams
women of colour run with a million dreams on their backs
African Skies
women of colour run with a million dreams on their backs
they run from the scripts of silence
they run from the hands that hinder
they run with the dreams of their children
they run with the regrets of their grandmothers
they run with the pains of those trapped in prisons of love
they run with the sounds of screaming singing in their ears
they run with a truckload of doubt in their hearts
yet they run
they run
they run
because all they have is hope
hope of what is possible
so they run carrying a million dreams
they run till their breath runs out
still they run
run till their strength gives out
still they run
run till their life runs out
and then they fall
and the dreams they carry take flight
to be caught by a new set of women
a million million dreams to be carried
on a million million backs
we run with a billion dreams on our backs
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Originally published at folukeifejola.wordpress.com on August 25, 2016.
In hope. In love. In solidarity. In Power. Forever